vertu
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
vertuFrom the Latin virtus, which designates moral energy, strength; coming from the Latin noun vir, it was possible that it designated the quintessential manly quality; the word took on a moral meaning in a Christian context, and it became the symbol of the notion of the pursuit of good in all things. But the word has retained a value close to its original meaning in some expressions (e.g.: 'the virtue of medicinal plants' = the effectiveness of said plants; cf. infra).
Definitions
Synonym
Antonyms
défautvice
Plural
vertus
Translations
german:Tugend
english:virtue
spanish:virtud
greek:αρετή
italian:virtù
dutch:deugd
portuguese:virtude
russian:добродетель
turkish:erdem
See also
Vertus (pn.) vertueux (adj.)